Andrey Plakhov
Film Critic
Programme Director of the Festival
byography
Andrei Plakhov is a leading Russian film critic and cinema historian. After graduating in mechanics and mathematics from Lviv University, he studied history of cinema at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. Since the seventies, Plakhov has written articles and reviews for Russian and international publications, including Pravda, Iskusstvo kino, Sight and Sound, and the Guardian. During Perestroika, Plakhov was secretary of the USSR Union of Cinematographers and head of the Conflict Committee, which released more than 200 films banned by Soviet censorship. Since 2005, he has served as President of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI), as well as writing a column for the newspaper Kommersant. He serves as judge at a number of major international film festivals and is a member of the European Film Academy. His recent books include Under the Sign of F: Film Festivals (2006) and Directors of the Future (2010).
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